Folding chandelier.



W. LUMLEY.

FOLDING GHANDELIER.

uPLIoATIoN FILED JAN. 27, 1909.

1,023,085, Patented Apr.9,1912.

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APPLICATION FILED IAN. 27, 1909.

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FOLDING GHANDELIER. APPLIGATION FILED JAN. 27, 1909.

1,023,085. I Patented Apr..9, 1912.

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WILFRID LUMLEY, OF EAST- CONNEAUT, OHIO, ASSIGNOR T THE GONNEAUT iCOMPANY, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

FOLDING CHANDELIER.

1,023,085. Speccaton of Letters Patent. Patented Apr, 9 1912.Application filed January 27, 1909. Serial No. 474,388.

To all Iwhom it 'may concern.' l A I provide the chandelier with asupporting Be it known that I, WmFRID LUMLEY, tube A through whichl theelectric conneca citizen of the United States, residing at tions are ledto the arms B of the chande- East Conneaut, in the county of Ashtabulalier; said tube having at its upper end a nut and State of Ohio, haveinvented a certain provided with a hook A, which may be re- 60 new anduseful Improvement in Folding placed by other suitable means, forsecuring Chandeliers, of which the following is a the structure to theceiling or an overhead full, clear, and exact description. hanger. On tothe bottom of the supporting The object of the present invention is toconduit is secured a hollow spider C having 10 provide an improvedfixture for electric a perforate tubular boss C which is in- 65 lights,and the invention is particularly diteriorly threaded "for the purposeof receivrected to a construction in the nature of a ing the lower endof the supporting con# chandelier having a number of arms prolduit A andis provided with lateral projectjecting from a single central supportinging wings C2 on which are pivoted the horistem. zontal arms of thechandelier. The spider 70 The purpose of the invention is to produce isfurther provided with suitably located a structure which may be foldedor comsupporting surfaces C3 spaced a proper dispacted into a spacesmaller than that which tance away from the pivots C4, against itoccupies when installed in position, withwhich surfaces a portion ofeach arm takes out in any manner impairing the ornamental when in itsextended position. I have shown 75 effect of the design and withoutproducing but one of these supporting surfaces for eachany complicationin the electrical installaarm in the present drawing. tion or weakeningthe structure so that it Resting on Vthe spider and surrounding will notperform its functions in a thorthe tube A is a jacket D of suitableshape oughly eliicient manner. i and material and supporting at theupper 80 The above and other advantages it will be end thereof acanopy'D adapted to cover seen are obtained in the embodiment of my thejoint between the chandelier and the ceilinvention described in thefollowing speciing. From the lower side of t-he spider is fcation withreference to the accompanying suspended a tie-rod E having at its lowerdrawings, in whichend an ornamental nut E for securing in 85 Figure l isa side elevation of an electric position the finishing shell or jacketE2 chandelier to which my invention has been forming the centerpiece ofthe chandelier. applied. Fig. 2 is any enlarged vertical The upper endof the jacket E2, which is transverse section showing the details 0frectangular, is designed to be upon a level structure at the pointswhere the lateral with the upper face of the horizont-al arms 90Lprojecting arms of the chandelier are sewhen the latter are thrown outinto position. cured to the supporting body. Fig. 3 is The sides, inthis last named jacket, are a cross-section looking upward along thenotched or cut away at their upper edges to line 3-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4is a side elevation receive t-he arms as they are turned downpartlybroken away and partly in section ward and to closely fit the saine asshown in 95 showing the lateral arms of the chandelier Figs. 1, 2 and 3.folded upward into compact position; one A crowmor finishing plate F,which in of the pendant sockets being illust-ratedV in the presentillustration is shown as made place. Fig. 5 is a bottom plan of thecrown in one piece, is vertically movable` over `the plate by which thehorizontal arms are held jacket D and is adapted to rest close upon 100in the lateral position against accidental the upper face of theprojecting arms B, upward displacement. Fig. 6 is a side eleso that,when it is in its lower position, vation of the locking disk whichfastens where it may be secured by means of the down the crown plate.Fig. 7 is a topy plan sliding locking ring F shown, it forms a of thelocking disk. Fig. 8A is a side eleva close finishing fit with the armsB and, it 105 tion of the supporting spider to whichV the mayfurthermore" be noted, that the arms horizontal arms are pivotallyconnected. will be held in their true horizontal posi- Fig. 9 is a planview of the supporting tion and will not be subject to vaccidentalspider shown in Fig. 8. upward displacement. On the lower face In thevarious figures it will be seen that of the crown are four ,circularbosses F2 110 stamped in the metal and in position so as to fit betweenthe angular corners of the lower casing. This is an advantageousstructure since itl facilitates getting the parts into position, therebeing no slow accurate tting required.

The electric connections for the chandelier are drawn down through thehollow supporting stem A and the perforat-ions inthe upper end of thetie-bolt E or equivalent structure, which thus in effect forms aprolongation of the stem A, into the horizontal hollow arms and to thesocket pieces hanging therefrom.

Then it is desired to fold the chandelier for the purpose of packing orshipping the saine, the locking ring F, above referred to, is slid upthe jacket D; its set screw having been first loosened. The set screw isagain tightened when the ring is at the upper end of the jacket and itis thus held in that location temporarily. rThe crown F may now beslipped upward and each of the horizontal arms turned up as shown inFig. 4 so that they support the crown piece. Ordinarily the frictionalresistance of the hinges or pivots on which the horizontal arms turnwill be suflicient to keep them in this folded position, but somewrapping may be given a turn about the arms so as to insure that theywill not fall down or project outward accidentally during shipping.

It will be seen that with the arrangement thus described it is possibleto keep a chandelier of considerable dimensions in onethird orone-fourth of the space ordinarily occupied by it, and this is a matterof the greatest consequence to the dealer who keeps a large stock onhand, since it either trebles the capacity of his storage room or elsecuts to one-third the rent for his storage, as the case may be. It isalso an important matter in the shipping of the goods.

It will be seen that I have obtained the advantages herein describedwithout in any manner impairing the ornamental effect of the chandelierwhich, as seen by reference to Fig. 1, is precisely the same as if thechandelier were made up of fixed and immovable parts the same as hasheretofore been customary.

Having thus described my invention, I claim: i

l. A chandelier comprising a tubular supporting stem adapted to containelectric light wires, a spider attached near the lower end of said stem,tubular arms adapted to contain electric light wires and pivotallysupported on `said spider, and supporting means for sustaining the saidarms in their extended position, said tubualr stem, said spider and armshaving openings therein through which said wires may be led.

2. A chandelier comprising a tubular suplight wires, a spider near thelower end of said stem, tubular arms pivotally supported by said spiderand adapted to contain electric light wires, said tubular stem havingopenings therein, means establishing communication between said openingsand said arms through which said wires may be led, and a crown platesurrounding the stem and adapted to rest on the upper face of the ectingarms when they are in their horizontal posit-ion, said crown plate beingmovable upwardly along the stem to allow said arms to be swung upwardly.

3. A chandelier for electric light fixtures comprising a stem and aspider carried thereby, tubular branch arms adapted to carry electriclight wires and pivotally connected to said spider, means ofcommunication between said stem and said tubular branch arms, ashell-like jacket supported beneath the spider and having notches in itsupper edge fitted closely to the branch arms in their horizontalposition.

4:. A chandelier for electric light fixtures comprising a stem having aspider carried thereby, tubular branch arms -adapted to carry electriclight wires and pivotally connected to said spider, means ofcommunication between said stem and said branch arms, a shell-likejacket supported beneath the spider and fitted closely to the lower faceof the branch arms in their horizontal position, and a crown platevertically movable along said stem and adapted to fit close to the upperfaces of said arms when the arms are in their horizontal position.

5. A chandelier having a tubular stem, a spider on said stem, arojectingarms connected to said spider, a jacket beneath the spider, said jacketbeing open at its upper end and having angular corners at said end, anda crown plate adapted to rest upon the upper edge of Said jacket whenthe arms are in a horizontal position, said crown plate having circularbosses on the lower face thereof spaced to tit closely inside saidangular corners of the jacket.

6. A chandelier comprising a tubular supporting stem adapted to containelectric light wires, a spider carried by said stem, and tubular armscarried by the spider and pivotally mounted thereon, said spider havingsupporting surfaces against which the inner end of the tubular armstakes when in extended position.

7. A carrier for electric lights comprising a tubular stem, a tubulartie-rod connected therewith and tubular arms adapted to contain wires,means of communication between said tubular stem, tie rod and saidtubular arms, means for sustaining the said arms in extended positionand permitting them to be readily folded to a position approximatelyparallel with the axis of the porting stem adapted to contain electricstem without disturbing the wiring.

8. A chandelier comprising a tubular supporting stem, a body securedthereon, tubular arms, supported on said body and movable in relationthereto and to said stem to such an extent as to permit them to befolded approximately parallel to said stem, and means of communicationbetween said parts for the passage of electric light wires.

9. A carrier for electric lights, comprising a tubular stem, a spidersecured thereto, a tubular tie-rod secured to said spider, said spiderhaving means of communication between said stem and saidtie-rod,'tubular arms pivoted to said spider, said spider havingsupporting shoulders to the rear of the pivotal point of said arms,against which a portion of the tubular arms engage when in extendedposition.

10. A carrier for electric lights compris'- ing a hollow stem and abody, means being provided for holding the stemy and the body in fixedrelative position, hollow arms normally held in said body in extendedposition with reference to said stem and in fixed re lation thereto, butadapted to be folded to a position approximately parallel to said stem,and wires forming current connections for the lights carried by saidarms arrangedl in said stem and arms so that the connections may remainuninterrupted when the Y in fixed relative position, hollow arms normally held in said body in extended position and secured againstdisplacement by a part which can upon occasion bedisplaced in thelongitudinal direction of said stem to allow said arms to be releasedand folded to a po sition approximately parallel with said stem, andwires forming current connections for the lights carried by said armsarranged in said stem and arms so that the connections may remainuninterrupted when the arms are folded as aforesaid and restored tonormal position.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto aiiix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses. VILFRID LUMLEY. VVitn'esses H. R. SULLIVAN, J. M.VVooDwARD.

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